Blending experts from molecular genetics, chemistry and health sciences, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a rapid diagnostic technology that detects SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes
When early evidence emerged that people with COVID-19—whether or not they have symptoms—shed the virus in their stool, “the sewer seemed like the ‘happening’ place to look for it,” said
Yes, but San Diego experts urge caution as COVID continues to spread in San Diego County at rates similar to last year. “Wearing your mask, using hand sanitizer, cleaning your hands,
A new CDC report demonstrates how using multiple Covid-19 prevention strategies at nine US overnight summer camps was highly effective in preventing transmission of Covid-19, even in the wake of the Delta
First identified in Uganda, the A.23.1 variant is now in 27 countries around the world. Experts told The Daily Beast how it was left unchecked—and why we should watch it
The CDC has partnered with other federal agencies and states to develop a National Wastewater Surveillance System and pilot systems are underway in 31 states. This will be a valuable investment that
Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. But they have also
Blood-sucking flies may be following chemicals produced by skin bacteria to locate bats to feed on. We humans aren’t the only animals that have to worry about bug bites. There are
Since reopening campus at the University of California, San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. But they have
Part of the university’s Return to Learn program, wastewater screening helped prevent outbreaks by detecting 85 percent of cases early, allowing for timely testing, contact tracing and isolation.
